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Kalamity Kash

We begin with FBI Director Kash Patel’s response to a reporter on April 21, 2026, asking if the allegations that he has been AWOL from his role at the Bureau, and repeatedly intoxicated, are true.

This week’s theme is King Tide from Tiger Gang.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel pose with a Formula 1 driver at the Las Vegas Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 22, 2025. Photo credit: Tia Dufour/Wikimedia Commons.

In the News:

* The latest Cabinet member to fall is Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who has been plagued by abuse of power allegations…

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